Join us for a Cinema Under the Stars screening of Djibril Diop Mambety's newly restored 1992 classic, Hyenas, in collaboration with MoCADA on Governors Island! The screening will take place at Nolan Park and is free and open to the public. A Metrograph Pictures release.

About the Film

Mambéty adapts a timeless parable of human greed into a biting satire of today's Africa–betraying the hopes of independence for the false promises of Western materialism. Linguère Ramatou is a beautiful, young woman from a sleepy village who falls in love with a young man. When she becomes pregnant with his child, he denies paternity so he could marry a wealthy wife. With the villagers driving Linguère from home, her ideals are shattered. She turns to prostitution and miraculously becomes the richest woman in the world, "as rich as the World Bank."
About Djibril Diop Mambéty

About our Summer Series

During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More